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in reply to a message by Wordsmith
...Yes? Or in Great Britain? But not in France, right? I just want to know which country and language the names would have to fit into...
Using French names in English-speaking countries is not a thing I would do. If you're specially connected with France because you're of French origin or your husband is or whatever, then I find it nice to use a French mn to honour France or your parents etc. But if not, I don't really like using French names in an English-speaking country, because people simply are almost never able to pronounce them correctly and, much more important, I find that the name one chooses for his/her child should go well in the country he/she lives in, i.e. it should be possible to pronounce the name correctly in the language at all. For example, a Latin or Roman name isn't a native English name, but most of them can be pronounced in English correctly, without having to invent a pronounciation for a certain letter or making a name sound too funny. The first problem would occur with the French "é" and other "special letters" pronounced in English. Sorry for this long post, I just wanted to make my position clear.
Out of your list, I like these combos (if marked with one, two and so on asterisks I really like or love or really love the combo or either the individual names):
Florence Adele
Florence Agatha*
Florence Althea
Florence Amabel***
Florence Amandine*** - completely in French it would be nice, but I don't like it in English
Florence Amelia
Florence Amélie** - see Florence Amandine
Florence Antonella**
Florence Antonina*
Florence Camilla
Florence Camille*
Florence Édith (ay-DEET) - see Florence Amandine
Florence Emeline* I prefer Emmeline
Florence Emilia***
Florence Emily
Florence Emmeline***
Florence Ethelinde
Florence Eugenia*
Florence Eugenie*
Florence Eugénie** - see F. A.
Florence Eulalia**
Florence Eulalie - see F. A.
Florence Helmine*
Florence Hypatia**
Florence Imogen***
Florence Ione*
Florence Léontine* - see F. A.
Florence Lilian*
Florence Lillian
Florence Mabel****
Florence Marguerite** - see F. A.
Florence Mathilda*
Florence Mathilde**
Florence Matilda****
Florence Matilde**
Florence Melpomene*
Florence Nimue*
Florence Octavia**
Florence Odile
Florence Ottilie**
Florence Peony** - but too flowery
Florence Piera - don't like the combo, but like Piera
Florence Pierina - same here with Pierina, it's lovely
Florence Poppy*** - works, but see Florence Peony
Florence Wilhelmina***
Florence Wilhelmine**
Using French names in English-speaking countries is not a thing I would do. If you're specially connected with France because you're of French origin or your husband is or whatever, then I find it nice to use a French mn to honour France or your parents etc. But if not, I don't really like using French names in an English-speaking country, because people simply are almost never able to pronounce them correctly and, much more important, I find that the name one chooses for his/her child should go well in the country he/she lives in, i.e. it should be possible to pronounce the name correctly in the language at all. For example, a Latin or Roman name isn't a native English name, but most of them can be pronounced in English correctly, without having to invent a pronounciation for a certain letter or making a name sound too funny. The first problem would occur with the French "é" and other "special letters" pronounced in English. Sorry for this long post, I just wanted to make my position clear.
Out of your list, I like these combos (if marked with one, two and so on asterisks I really like or love or really love the combo or either the individual names):
Florence Adele
Florence Agatha*
Florence Althea
Florence Amabel***
Florence Amandine*** - completely in French it would be nice, but I don't like it in English
Florence Amelia
Florence Amélie** - see Florence Amandine
Florence Antonella**
Florence Antonina*
Florence Camilla
Florence Camille*
Florence Édith (ay-DEET) - see Florence Amandine
Florence Emeline* I prefer Emmeline
Florence Emilia***
Florence Emily
Florence Emmeline***
Florence Ethelinde
Florence Eugenia*
Florence Eugenie*
Florence Eugénie** - see F. A.
Florence Eulalia**
Florence Eulalie - see F. A.
Florence Helmine*
Florence Hypatia**
Florence Imogen***
Florence Ione*
Florence Léontine* - see F. A.
Florence Lilian*
Florence Lillian
Florence Mabel****
Florence Marguerite** - see F. A.
Florence Mathilda*
Florence Mathilde**
Florence Matilda****
Florence Matilde**
Florence Melpomene*
Florence Nimue*
Florence Octavia**
Florence Odile
Florence Ottilie**
Florence Peony** - but too flowery
Florence Piera - don't like the combo, but like Piera
Florence Pierina - same here with Pierina, it's lovely
Florence Poppy*** - works, but see Florence Peony
Florence Wilhelmina***
Florence Wilhelmine**
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